Equivocation, the current show running at Redwood Curtain, is nothing short of extraordinary. The smart script, which is alternately funny, dramatic and touching, could easily be set in modern times. Except it’s not. It’s Shakespearean. It’s 1605 and...
We didn’t see Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike during its Broadway run so we were thrilled when we saw it running at Redwood Curtain and could make it our first show back in Humboldt County. The Christopher Durang comedy was performed to perfection by the six...
My connection to Once is a little odd. I’ve never seen the 2006 film, which included the Academy Award winning song “Falling Slowly.” I have, however, had the movie soundtrack in heavy rotation on my iPod since summer 2007 because the acoustic music...
I’m not sure why it took us so long to see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, but we finally saw it yesterday afternoon. It was wonderful–packed full of so many classic songs as well as a stunning, powerhouse performance from Tony winner Jesse Mueller as...
The Phantom of the Opera is one of the shows I’ve seen numerous times, both in New York and on tour. It’s been more than a decade since I’ve seen it on Broadway. The casting of Norm Lewis as The Phantom is what made me go see it again. Lewis, who has...
We finished up our 2014 American Ballet Theatre season with a return visit to Swan Lake, which we saw last in 2012. We were drawn to see it again because of the announced cast: Polina Semionova, David Hallberg and Cory Stearns. However, upon getting to the Met, we had...
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